So 1. is correct in this case, the bus was caught between two lines of enemy fire, but you chose to assume 2. because you are:

1. Stupid; and
2. Biased.

The BBC did quote witnesses from the bus who said the terrorists targeted them directly, so that plus 'crossfire' equals definition 1.

The report also specifically says, "caught in crossfire," not "caught in the crossfire." 'The crossfire would refer to specific crossfire between two or more other elements. 'Crossfire' simply means fire from two or more directions.

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Lol, this guy would go to any extremes to justify his beloved BBC.

'caught in crossfire' & not attacked...
'fight is not with ordinary Indians'...

This is an instance of terrorists targeting a bus full of civilians & not some unintentional deaths.

Dude, the UK do not support anti-India groups. You may not like the wording of the BBC but you'll find that the vast majority of British people don't even distinguish between terrorist and militant, to them the two words both mean the same thing and bring forth the image of a loon with a dish cloth around their head Allahuing a whole load of Akbar.

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Does the vast majority of Brits distinguish between terrorist and rebel ? or terrorist and militant ?

But for some reason BBC has no problem in using the 'T-word' in news about 'militant' attacks in the UK.

Seven Hindu pilgrims, six of them women, have been killed in a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir after their bus apparently got caught in crossfire.

Police told the BBC the target appeared to be a nearby counter-insurgency base.

Hardline Hindu groups linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party have long wanted to see tough action against the armed revolt against Indian rule in the Muslim-majority region.

The attack has also been condemned by separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani, whose spokesman called it "an act of terror", while outlawed armed group Lashkar-e-Toiba distanced itself from the attack, saying "it was aimed at bringing a bad name to the Kashmiri movement".

The attack comes after some hardline separatist leaders said they welcomed the pilgrims - about 100,000 of whom have already completed the journey - as their fight is not with ordinary Indians.